Truth Part 2

Truth Part 2

The phrase "God is in control" is usually used when circumstances take place in a person's life which are often negative. The phrase itself is demonic in nature because the one seeking/desiring control is not God, but the devil.

God gave control to mankind on earth since the Garden by giving him dominion on earth (Gen 1:26; Ps 115:16). Due to the Fall of Man, Jesus came to restore men's original purpose (Matt 4:23; 6:10; 28:18; Mark 16:15-18; Romans 5:17). This is why the fruit of the Spirit includes self-control (Gal 5:23), which means 'dominion within' in the Greek. 

Because if you have no dominion within, you cannot have dominion without, for the Kingdom is within you (Luke 17:21) and the Kingdom is meant to flow out of you (Matt 12:28) to dominate the earth, making it look like heaven (Rom 14:17).

When we see control happening around us / our lives, it is NOT from God. It is from the devil, who seeks control since the beginning of life.

...the whole world lies under the control of the evil one. - 1 John 5:19

He sought control in AD 64-68 among the Christians through Nero, who created a One-World (Roman Empire) Order in his days, resulting in the greatest tribulation that the world had ever seen, fulfilling Jesus' prophecy in Matthew 24.

There are many schools of thoughts concerning eschatology: Pretorism, partial pretorism, historicism, futurism and idealism. Probably no one has solid ground on the context of the Scriptures yet. Neither do I. Saying that "God reveals to me about the End-Times" is not enough to be accurate, because every school of thoughts has such people.

But what I know is this... 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥, 𝐢𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜. Generally, those who believe that "God is in control" will surrender to what the devil is trying to do, because that phrase is on the same side as the enemy.

Disclaimer: There is a difference between God's unconditional fulfillment of His purpose and saying that God is in control.

This is why being doers of truth keeps you from deception. This is the time for mind renewal. This is the time to filter out the vomit from someone's digestion of the Word and go into the Word on your own directly and deeply. For you have the Spirit of truth living in you to teach you (1 Jn 2:27).

Be a lover of the Word and a doer of truth.

In the next part, I will share what I felt believers should get ready before war comes.